Has the WCS made you more interested in NRL teams? : Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:40 am  

Might seeing the NRL teams and the players close up and in competition with English clubs during the World Club series have made a difference to your interest in following the NRL clubs?

South Sydney owner Russell Crowe certainly wants to build up interest in and support for South Sydney Rabbitohs around the world. The world popularity of certain English Premier League football clubs is his model and inspiration. South Sydney apparently sold a lot of jerseys and other merchandise in England during their visit.

Re: Has the WCS made you more interested in NRL teams? : Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:33 pm  

Err, if it swung on a few results, England's ENTIRE RL community would have emigrated decades ago! In fact we'd all have lost our native accents and be drinking crap beer and pretending we actually enjoy it!

Re: Has the WCS made you more interested in NRL teams? : Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:26 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Might seeing the NRL teams and the players close up and in competition with English clubs during the World Club series have made a difference to your interest in following the NRL clubs?

South Sydney owner Russell Crowe certainly wants to build up interest in and support for South Sydney Rabbitohs around the world. The world popularity of certain English Premier League football clubs is his model and inspiration. South Sydney apparently sold a lot of jerseys and other merchandise in England during their visit.

It has made no difference to me at all, I watch more Aussie games than UK based games as I have premier sports, I watch my local league side & HKR at every oportunity & have done since I was 6 (58 years ago) unlike yourself I am not obsessed with all things Australian. As long as whatever league you watch the games are competative & mostly sides are evenly matched then we have a good sport, It matters not to me that we struggle to beat Aussies or that the frogs struggle to beat us, all the leagues will give you pleasure if you are a fan of the greatest game. I just wish we got a good slice of the championship & the French comp as well.

Re: Has the WCS made you more interested in NRL teams? : Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:40 pm  

CrusaderPete wrote:

Err, if it swung on a few results, England's ENTIRE RL community would have emigrated decades ago! In fact we'd all have lost our native accents and be drinking crap beer and pretending we actually enjoy it!

Haha yep!

Re: Has the WCS made you more interested in NRL teams? : Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:09 pm  

The WCS has got me more interested in seeing competition between Super League and NRL rather than making me more interested in following it. Interested in even more expansion of the competition.

Re: Has the WCS made you more interested in NRL teams? : Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:46 pm  

What Beverley red said. I do think, though, that even if the NRL is objectively 'better' SL is often more entertaining. The Warriors are easily my favourite NRL side (and were long before Sam T joined them), because of the brand of footy they play.

On a good day...

Re: Has the WCS made you more interested in NRL teams? : Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:05 am  

moto748 wrote:

What Beverley red said. I do think, though, that even if the NRL is objectively 'better' SL is often more entertaining. The Warriors are easily my favourite NRL side (and were long before Sam T joined them), because of the brand of footy they play.

On a good day...

Shaun "Magic" Johnson and Konrad "Hurricane" Hurrell are worth the price of admission, or the price of a Premier Sports subscription, just by themselves.

Re: Has the WCS made you more interested in NRL teams? : Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:53 am  

Zero before, zero after.

Re: Has the WCS made you more interested in NRL teams? : Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:20 am  

Couldn't give a flying F about the NRL, if there is a game on telly i will watch it as i will any RL game.

Re: Has the WCS made you more interested in NRL teams? : Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:25 am  

Not interested in watching any one team specifically but I will be watching all eight live games for the openers (think one game slightly overlaps another) through next Thurs to the following Monday.
Really looking forward to it.
It's a fantastic product.